Artificial rain to combat air pollution? Delhi minister writes to Centre as AQI touches 500
Tuesday’s air quality was worse than Monday’s which had recorded the worst air quality of the season till then.
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Northern India encountered the recurring annual pre-winter event of air emergency where the Air Quality Index (AQI) readings of main pollutant PM 2.5 breached the 400-mark of “very poor” and landed the air of Delhi, Punjab and other northern cities into the “hazardous” category.
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India, Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) on Tuesday morning stood at 492, which is worse than Monday’s 483. Monday’s 483 AQI was the season’s worst but Tuesday has plummeted further.
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According to reports, more than 20 trains were delayed and at least eight flights diverted due to low visibility.
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According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), neighborhoods such as Anand Vihar, Ashok Vihar, Bawana, Jahangirpuri, and Major Dhyan Chand Stadium registered AQI readings of 500.
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The average PM2.5 level was 354 micrograms per cubic metre, which is over 20 times the standard set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The PM10 levels were also above the threshold by around 12 times.
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